Poronduwa

Poronduwa

පොරොන්දුව

Colour 35 mm

Film No: 937  ·  Released: 10 Aug 2001

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Summary

NamePoronduwa / පොරොන්දුව
English TitleThe Promise
Film No937
Released Date10 Aug 2001
ColorimeterColour
Video Format35 mm
Movie GroupSinhala
CategoryDrama
Main Actor: Ravindra Randeniya Main Actress: Vasanthi Chathurani Director: Chandran Rutnam Producer: Ashoka Perera

National Awards

For Artists

1 Best Singer - Male 27th Sarasaviya Awards - 2002 - 2002 Sunil Edirisinghe

Description

Film is the latest written and directed by Chandran

Ratnam whose previous films had won international

acclaim.

The film focusses on a girl who captivated

by the world of love and responsibility around her makes a

promise which becomes the focal point of the film.

While the principal roles are played by Ravindra

Randeniya and Vasanthi Chathurani Irangani Serasinghe, Achala

Alles, Ashoka Peiris and Shesha Palihakkara play the other

leading roles.

The technical crew comprises Elmo

Halliday as the editor, Errol Kelly as art director, Rohana

Weerasinghe directs the filmscore and Sumedha Liyanage and

Donald Karunaratne jointly handle the camera. The screen play

is by the late Herbert Ranjith Peiris and Ratnam

himself.

'Poronduwa' is produced by Ashoka Perera

and is a presentation of Taprobane Films.

Lovers, Vijendra and Pooja

decide to get married against the wishes of Vijendra's

mother. On the way to the celebration, they meet with an

accident that leaves Vijendra with a serious concussion and

Pooja paralized. Pooja, an orphan, is approached by

Vijendra's mother to accept monetary and medical help from

her in exchange for a promise, never to see or ever contact

her son. Under duress, Pooja reluctantly agrees.

Vijendra who is told that Pooja had died in the

accident, is taken to a London hospital. Pooja moves to Kandy

for medical treatment and therapy, which is paid for by

Vijendra's mother. While Vijendra recuperates and then

graduates from Law School in London, Pooja has a friendly

relationship with Ajit, her doctor in Kandy.

Vijendra finally returns to Sri Lanka and is compelled

to take to politics, following in his father's footsteps.

Dr. Ajit has now fallen in love with Pooja, but Pooja is

unable to give her heart to him.

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